“there were rumors around Juneau are that the governor hired a professional speechwriter to draft what will be her third State of the State presentation.”

LOL

http://www.cafepress.com/redstate

why it is that it is considered so important whether or not a public figure writes their own speeches. Some are good at writing and some are good at public speaking. It is not always the case where one is very good at both.

What matters to me is that the speaker is telling the truth in the speech, not that he created the actual words said.

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Activists Taking Action: Unified Patriots

Looks like the Anvil of Destiny has flattened another cartoon character.

- JP

Did you listen to it and what were your take?

I’ve never heard Palin give a strait speech on how the State of Alaska is doing, missed listening to this one. It would be interesting to see what her vision for governing Alaska in these lower oil price days.

Conservative red meat.

That was a pretty good demonstration of your RNC and McCain Campaigin dollars at work. Obviously, she’s had a little polishing done. We’ll see. Those were some pretty words and she has an all new image. Let’s see what the Legislature will actually pass.

I watched the legislators prior to the speech, our beloved Sarah, and the Dem response and I’ve got to say the fact that Sarah survived national politics is amazing. To jump from that to hardball bias MSM coverage is a testiment to the natural talent and guts Sarah Palin has.

Those were some of the nicest plain spoken politicians I’ve ever heard. I’m sure there’s a ton of political crap that goes back and forth but dag gummit they were unnaturally civil to one another. It’s a real shame that national politics can’t function like Alaska did today.

I’m still convinced that if Sarah Palin can’t be America’s president, then it’s frankly because our nation no longer deserves national politicians like Sarah. Our culture, our society just might not be good enough for her. We deserve what we get and a people that can no longer provide for themselves need masters to provide for them.

Hiring freeze for state jobs, exempting public safety.
Restrict all non-essential state purchases.
State’s spending restraint

“These actions reduce the draw on savings as we monitor revenue for the rest of 2009,” Palin said. “For too long, Alaska’s economy has struggled with fluctuating revenue due to global commodity prices. In a volatile economy, numbers are not fixed, but principles are.”